Investigate Proposition 8 Vote Count
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 25, 2008, California
On behalf of the people of California, Velvet Revolution ("VR") has
called on California Secretary of State Debra Bowen to order an
immediate investigation into the accuracy of the vote count on Prop
8, the ballot measure to amend the state's Constitution to repeal
marriage equality.
VR believes an investigation is warranted due to witnessed failures
in election auditing procedures, complaints from voters and election
monitors, equipment failures, and more, including:
Exit poll discrepancy. The exit poll conducted by Edison/Mitofsky
produced initial results indicating defeat of Prop 8. Edison/Mitofsky
later "adjusted" the exit polls to match the announced vote count,
thus destroying their usefulness in flagging possible election
irregularities. However, the Election Defense Alliance made screen
captures of the initial exit poll results, documenting a predicted
defeat of Prop 8.
Premature 'calling' of the election. Prop 8 was announced to have
passed when, according to the Secretary of State's official website,
an estimated three to four million votes remained uncounted. The
margin of passage for Prop 8 was reported to be approximately 435,000
votes. As of this date, many votes still have not been counted!
Extremely high stakes. The passage of Prop 8 creates a dangerous
precedent of subjecting the rights of a minority to a popular vote.
Quite frankly, that is unconstitutional and un-American. Because of
this, we believe that the California Secretary of State has an even
greater responsibility than usual to ensure that the election results
are accurate.
VR believes there are enough indications of potential problems with
the Prop 8 vote count to warrant a thorough statewide investigation
by the Secretary of State, and we request that such an investigation
begin at once. This investigation should be transparent, auditable,
and performed in a manner that can be independently overseen, so the
voters of California can be assured that the announced election
results are accurate. Voters should not have to simply trust that the
reported election results are correct.
Should the investigation reveal that the election results on Prop 8
or any other contest or ballot initiative were incorrect, swift and
decisive action must be taken to make the true outcome official.
The people of California deserve no less.
The full text of VR's letter to Secretary Bowen can be viewed at
<http://www.velvetrevolution.us/electionstrikeforce/2008/11/its_official_velvet_revolution.html>http://www.velvetrevolution.us/electionstrikeforce/2008/11/its_official_velvet_revolution.html
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